Exodus 15:1-27 VOICE

[1] Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Eternal One. Moses and the Israelites: I will sing to the Eternal, for He has won a great victory; He has thrown the chariot into the sea: horse and rider. [2] The Eternal is my strength and my song, and He has come to save me; He is my God, and I will praise Him. He is the God of my father, and I will exalt Him. [3] The Eternal is a warrior; the Eternal is His name. [4] Pharaoh's chariots and his army He has thrown into the sea. And his high-ranking officers are drowned in the Red Sea. [5] The deep waters covered them; they sank to the muddy depths like a stone. [6] Your right hand, Eternal One, is magnificent in power. Your right hand, Eternal, vanquishes the enemy. [7] In Your majestic greatness You conquer those who rise against You; You unleash Your burning anger, and it consumes them like straw. [8] With a blast of Your anger the waters piled high, the waves stood up like a wall; in the heart of the sea, deep waters turned solid. [9] The enemy said, "I will go after them, chase them down, and divide the spoils; my desire will be spent on them. I will draw my sword; my powerful hand will take possession of them once again." [10] But You blew Your breath-wind, and the sea covered them; they sank like lead down into the mighty waters. [11] Who compares to You among the gods, O Eternal? Who compares to You-great in holiness, awesome in praises, performing marvels and wonders? [12] You raised Your right hand, and the earth swallowed Your enemies. [13] With Your loyal love, You have led the people You have redeemed; with Your great strength, You have guided them to Your sacred dwelling. [14] Already people have heard and they tremble; those who inhabit Philistia are gripped by fear. [15] Even now the chiefs of Edom are deeply disturbed; Moab's leaders cannot stop trembling; all who live in Canaan are deeply distressed and wasting away. [16] Horror and fear overwhelm them. Faced with the greatness of Your power, people are afraid to move; they fall as silent as stone, Until Your people pass by, Eternal One, until the people whom You purchased pass by. [17] You will bring them and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance- the place, Eternal, that You have designated to be Your dwelling, the sanctuary, Lord, that Your hands founded and made ready. [18] The Eternal will reign as King forever and always. [19] When Pharaoh's horses, chariots, and chariot-drivers drove into the sea, the Eternal caused the waters to collapse upon them. But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground. [20] The prophetess, Miriam (Aaron's sister), picked up a tambourine, and all the rest of the women followed her with tambourines and joyful dancing. [21] Miriam: Sing to the Eternal One, for He has won a great victory; He has thrown the horse and its chariot into the sea. [22] Then Moses led Israel away from the Red Sea, and they entered the desert of Shur. They traveled for three days in the desert before they found water. [23] When they came to the place where they did find water, they could not drink it because it was so bitter. So they called the place Marah, or bitter. [24] Because they were very thirsty, the people complained to Moses. Israelites: What are we supposed to drink? [25] Moses then asked the Eternal for help, and the Eternal showed him a log. Moses threw the log into the bitter water, and the water became sweet. At Marah the Eternal established an important principle and set a standard for His people so that He could test them. [26] Eternal One: If you will listen closely to My voice-the voice of your God-and do what is right in My eyes, pay attention to My instructions, and keep all of My laws; then I will not bring on you any of the plagues that I did on the Egyptians, for I am the Eternal, your Healer. [27] Then they traveled on to an oasis called Elim, where there were 12 freshwater springs and 70 palm trees with dates. They set up camp there next to the waters.